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boil over

British pronunciation/bˈɔɪl ˈəʊvə/
American pronunciation/bˈɔɪl ˈoʊvɚ/
to boil over
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
[phrase form: boil]
1

to flow over the edges of a container because of too much boiling

synonyms : overboil
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to boil over definition and meaning
2

(of a situation, feeling, etc.) to reach an uncontrollable point

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Examples
1. Matryona’s anger boiled over.
2. And these things boil over.
3. The heat is boiling over.
4. The player community boiled over with indignation.
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